Hispanic-American history, 1826-1920

By William Whatley Pierson

Book Overview

From the first tremors of independence to the brink of modernity, the Americas remade themselves between 1826 and 1920. Power, borders, and ambition collide. William Whatley Pierson charts the shifting balance between Hispanic America and the United States with a steady narrative pace and an eye for consequence. Part historical survey, part scholarly history monograph, this work maps revolutions, state-building, and regional rivalries across the nineteenth century Americas and into early twentieth century Latin America. Pierson follows the currents of inter-american relations: trade, ideology, often and the hard bargaining of US diplomacy in Americas, where the monroe doctrine history casts a long shadow. Clear enough to serve as a college history textbook, it also stands as a durable history research reference for anyone comparing national projects from Mexico and the Caribbean to the Andes and the Southern Cone. As a public domain history classic, Hispanic-American history, 1826-1920 captures how Latin American political history and North American power grew entangled, and why those choices still shape the hemisphere. Written in the early twentieth century, it records contemporary assumptions alongside a synthesis of hemispheric events as well. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For latin american studies students, curious general readers, and classic-history collectors, it offers a lucid framework, a period voice, and the pleasure of owning a thoughtfully revived cornerstone of inter-American study.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353801567
• ISBN13: 9789353801564
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"